Syria talks timetable slips as U.N. seeks political framework
U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura will travel to Damascus and Tehran and meet other regional officials to seek a common understanding on a political...
Can Qatar deliver on its worker ‘revolution’?
Doha, Oct 28, 2017 (AFP) - When the labour minister of World Cup 2022 host Qatar met one of the country's most vocal critics...
5 tonnes of drugs seized at Beirut airport
Lebanese customs seized five tonnes of Captagon amphetamine pills and hashish at Beirut airport on Tuesday, concealed in primary school desks that were to...
Muslim woman ejected from Trump rally after silent protest
A Muslim woman was kicked out of a Donald Trump presidential campaign rally after staging a silent protest against the Republican frontrunner, who has...
Haj pilgrims pray for peace in the war-ravaged Middle East
Pilgrims from around the world gathered before dawn on Wednesday in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer...
Saudi King Salman visits Egypt
Despite years of mutual frustration and disappointment over diverging priorities, Saudi Arabia and Egypt remain fundamental to each other's security, a message King Salman's...
Only five non-member countries attend oil meeting with OPEC
Only five non-OPEC countries have sent representatives to a meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC oil market experts that began on Wednesday at the petroleum...
In conflict with Iran, Riyadh has no regrets
The diplomatic rupture with Iran triggered by the execution of a Shi'ite cleric was probably a side effect of a decision taken by Saudi...
Syrian government says too early for indirect talks on ending war
The Syrian government delegation chief at peace talks said on Tuesday it was too early to begin indirect discussions since he was still waiting...
Old Quran copy goes on show in UK… Just don’t call it ‘the’ oldest
It is, indisputably, really rather old.
But do two ancient leaves of the Quran, which go on show today at the University of Birmingham, really...
